Tue STRATFORD MIRROR Published Weekly by the Stratford Mirror Press, 123 Ontario St. BENSON JOHNSTON. EDITOR , STRATFORD, JUNE |, 1945 No. 22 Vol. 23 Our Good Friends In Toronto Our wager that there are more people from Stratford living in To- ronto than our total population has still gone unchallenged. May we ven- ture another statement? A number of former Stratfordites are more inter- ested in their home town than many who still reside here! Maybe it's because one needs to get away to really appreciate what the home town means to us. For in- stance, one of these loyal Stratford- ites sent us a suggested title for our new column in The Mirror. It's only a little thing, but after all it's the in- terest in the little things that shows where the heart is, and James Fisher has on many other occasions shown a keen interest in Stratford doings. "Jim" has done well since moving to Toronto and now controls one of the more important Canadian advertising agencies, which bears his name. His company recently celebrated its 25th anniversary and is a strong, virile organization, handling some of the largest accounts in the country, with connections in New York, Chicago and other American cities. It is indeed with considerable pride we have the honor of calling our new column "Stratford Chit Chat,' so hamed by no less a personage than James Fisher, president of Fisher Ad- vertising Co., Toronto. Powosranemit--n 20 Months Of Conservative Government Carried out gramme. 22-point pro- Assumed 50 per cent. of edu- 'cation costs. Reduced cost of electricity. 48-hour week. Statutory holidays with pay. Impartial Labour Relations Board. Agriculture organized Farmers. by Forest resources regulated. Opened Ontario House over- seas. Established vices Club. $68,000,000 in Victory Bonds. Created Sound Financial Po- sition. Overseas Ser- Recreation and Tourist De- velopment. Rehabilitation for All this and more has meant good Government. Never did the right to vote mean' so much, Vote for the Progress- ive Conservative Candidate on June 4 Veterans. tratford Chit-Chat I. LB. "Palmer Stalley--A.T.C.M." Stratford, by and large, is a very musical city, we think, it's festival, choirs and talented young people con- tributing to make it so. One of the outstanding examples of the latter is Palmer Stalley, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Stalley, 172 Elizabeth street. Palmer has taken lessons since he was four years old, he tells us, and now at 21 is hoping to try soon for his L.R.S.M. degrees. When he first took lessons it was from the mother of his present teacher, Miss Cora B. Ahrens, 94 Hi- bernia street. Tuesday was Palmers' 21st birthday and he celebrated by acting as guest pianist on the programme which we mentioned above. The graceful grand piano on the stage belonged to the Stalleys. Palmer's antbition is to be able to go abroad to study as soon as conditions over there are normal again. Palmer is giving his first re- cital in St. John's United church June 19th. * * * "One Tearful Little Robin" Diminutive Joan Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Smith, 20 Duke street, who is a member of the junior choir taking part in the concert, burst into tears when it came time to go on stage and replied to sympathetic en- quiries that 'she wanted to go and sit on Daddy's knee and just listen!" No amount of persuasion prevailed so Joan enjoyed the concert from the safe harbor of Daddy's side. a gree "Welcome Home" Mrs. Grace Spenceley, 210 Norman street, welcomed her son, Sgmn. Harry Spenceley, home from overseas on Wednesday night. Harry has been away from Stratford for about a year and a half with the First Canadian Army's Headquarters unit. On the way home he was able to stop off to visit his sister, Frankibelle, Mrs. David Webb, St. Hyacinthe, Quebec. Two brothers, Billy and Gordon, are glad to see Harry home again too. Harry says he had a good trip back and is looking forward to a month's leave. ef Sle "Golden Wedding" Congratulations will be in order next Sunday for Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Fountain, 90 Avondale avenue, who are intending to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. It was June 3rd, 1895, when Violet Robinson and Wil- liam Fountain were married in Farm- borough, England -- "Old Farmbor- ough" church where Mr. Fountain's mother and father were married be- BOMME Good Shoes Properly Fitted. ») Good Shoes properly fitted! 99 ONTARIO ST. Charm In Goad | Make-Up Your complexion, your eyes, hair, hands, .your nose and mouth, your make-up -- the way in which you carry yourself -- these are the things people notice at once. They make up the background upon which all other qualities are imposed. 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Mrs. Fountain received a_ second! golden wedding ring on her 25th an-- niversary and she and her husband are planning to obtain a third for this occasion. The couple will be at home to their friends on Sunday after- noon, June 3, from 4 to 6 p.m. a * "398 Sunnyside Ave., Toronto, Is a Home Full of Talent--" We were talking to 16-year-old Jim- mie Innes, guest voilinist at Tuesday night's Choir Concert in the City Hall. Perhaps we should say we were talk- ing to one of the talented Innes', for Jimmy's mother, who accompanies him, is a fine pianist, and his Dad plays the violin in the Toronto sym- phony and does radio work. His brother Robert, an artist, has won both first and second in the art com- petition throughout the Eastern Air Command; his sister, Daphne, not only sings well but does French trans- lations! We thought it was of par- ticular interest that Mr. Innes Sr. made the violin which Jimmy was playing. Mr. Innes studied violin-, making for some years and made this particular instrument in 1925, thirteen years before Jimmie was born and long before he realized he would have such a talented son to put his efforts to good use. Jimmie has studied violin for the past 9. years under the guidance of the well-known Eli Spivak and left school in third form hi' to give more attention to his music. Camp Bor- den, Picton R.A.F. school, Jarvis R.C. A.F. station are a few of the places where he has played for servicemen. See Important Announcement on page 2 Lions Big amboree To-Night -- Come Early